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Effects of Electrical Muscle Stimulation on Waist Circumference in Adults

NCT02970812 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 60

Last updated 2021-06-10

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Summary

This randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind, controlled study was designed to investigate the efficacy of electrical muscle simulation (EMS) for treatment of waist circumference (WC) reduction in abdominal obese adults.

60 patients with abdominal obese, man with WC \> 90 cm and woman with WC \> 80 cm, received EMS as experimental group (EG) or transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) as control group (CG) 5 times a week for 12 weeks.

Conditions

  • Abdominal Obesity

Interventions

DEVICE

Electrical Muscle Stimulation

Participants were under EMS 5 times a week for 12 weeks. Pads were applied on participants' abdomen, rectus abdominis and external oblique abdominal muscle areas without any recent wound, infection, scar, and warts while lie on their back.

DEVICE

Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation

Participants were under TENS 5 times a week for 12 weeks. Pads were applied on participants' abdomen, rectus abdominis and external oblique abdominal muscle areas without any recent wound, infection, scar, and warts while lie on their back.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Sang Yeoup Lee · Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2015-01-31
Primary Completion
2015-05-31
Completion
2015-09-30

Countries

  • South Korea

Study Locations

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